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Table 4 Unusual foliar elemental accumulation (Ni, Co, Cu, Mn or Zn—maximum recorded values in μg g−1) in plants from South and Southeast Asia

From: Ultramafic geoecology of South and Southeast Asia

Family Species Life-form Locality Ni Cu Co Mn Zn Reference
Acanthaceae Daedalacanthus suffruticosus Shrub India 1235–1862 – – – – Datta et al. (2015)
Acanthaceae Ptyssiglottis cf. fusca Herb Sabah, Malaysia 1160 – – –   Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Amaranthaceae Aerva scandens Herb Sulawesi, Indonesia – 395 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Amaranthaceae Cyathula prostrata Herb Sulawesi, Indonesia – 553 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Apocynaceae Calotropis gigantea Climber Sri Lanka – 583 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Apocynaceae Carissa spinarum Climber Sri Lanka – 702 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Asteraceae Vernonia actaea Herb Sulawesi, Indonesia – 300 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Asteraceae Vernonia cinerea Herb Sri Lanka 1026 – – – – Samithri (2015)
Chrysobalanaceae Licania splendens Shrub Zambales, Philippines 2728 – – – – Fernando et al. (2013)
Convolvulaceae Evolvulus alsinoides Herb Sri Lanka 1478 –   – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. pilosum Climber/shrub Sabah, Malaysia – – – – 7000 Baker et al. (1992)
Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. sumatranum Shrub SE Asia – – – – 30,000 Baker et al. (1992)
Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum geloniodes subsp. tuberculatum Shrub Malaysia and Philippines 26,600 – – – – Baker et al. (1992)
Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. andamanicum Shrub Andaman Islands, India 3160; 9740–36,100 – – – – Brooks (1987), Datta et al. (2015)
Dipterocarpaceae Shorea tenuiramulosa Tree Sabah, Malaysia 1790 – – – – Proctor et al. (1988a, b), Van der Ent et al. (2015a, b, c, d, e, f, g)
Euphorbiaceae Croton bonplandianus Tree Sri Lanka – 2163 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia thymifolia Shrub Sri Lanka 1074 – – – – Samithri (2015)
Fabaceae Cassia auriculata Shrub Sri Lanka – 885 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Fabaceae Dalbergia beccarii Shrub Sabah, Malaysia 2623 – – – – Van der Ent and Reeves (2015)
Fabaceae Tephrosia villosa Herb Sri Lanka – 1858 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Lamiaceae Clerodendrum infortunatum Herb Sri Lanka – 2278 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Lamiaceae Coleus scutellarioides Herb Sri Lanka – 500 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Lamiaceae Ocimum tenuiflorum Herb Sri Lanka – 2266 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Loganiaceae Strychnos andamanensis Climber India 2606–6893 – – – – Datta et al. (2015)
Loganiaceae Strychnos minor Climber India 3220–10,214 – – – – Datta et al. (2015)
Loganiaceae Strychnos wallichiana Climber India 2924–15,630 – – – – Datta et al. (2015)
Malvaceae Abutilon indicum Shrub Sri Lanka – 915 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Malvaceae Waltheria indica Shrub Sri Lanka – 1504 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Meliaceae Walsura monophylla Tree Malaysia and Philippines 7090 – – – – Baker et al. (1992)
Meliaceae Walsura pinnata Tree SE Asia 4580 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Monimiaceae Kibara coriacea Tree SE Asia 5840 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Moraceae Ficus brevicuspis Tree India 28,322–30,564 – – – – Datta et al. (2015)
Myristicaceae Knema matanensis Tree Indonesia 5000 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2013a)
Myristicaceae Myristica laurifolia var. bifurcata Tree Indonesia 1100 –   – – Wither and Brooks (1977)
Myrtaceae Decaspermum blancoi Shrub Zambales, Philippines 1996 –   – – Fernando et al. (2013)
Ochnaceae Brackenridgea palustris subsp. foxworthyi Shrub Philippines 7600 – – – – Baker et al. (1992)
Ochnaceae Brackenridgea palustris subsp. kjellbergii Tree Sulawesi, Indonesia 1440 – – – – Reeves (2003)
Ochnaceae Ochna integerrima Tree India 2465–5210 – – – – Datta et al. (2015)
Olacaceae Olax imbricata Tree Sri Lanka 1082 – – – – Samithri (2015)
Oxalidaceae Sarcotheca celebica Tree Indonesia 1000 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2013a, b, c)
Papilionaceae Cassia sophera Shrub Sulawesi, Indonesia – 333 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Phyllanthaceae Actephila alanbakeri Shrub Sabah, Malaysia 11,520 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2016c)
Phyllanthaceae Aporosa chalarocarpa Tree SE Asia 1560 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Baccaurea lanceolata Tree SE Asia 1450 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Breynia cernua Shrub Zambales, Philippines 3573 – – – – Gotera et al. (2014)
Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus sp. 1 Tree Sabah, Malaysia 2110 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion aff. acustylum Tree Sulawesi, Indonesia 6060 – – – – Reeves (2003)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion brunneum Tree SE Asia 6200 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion cf. lanceisepalum Tree Sabah, Malaysia 3270 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion cf. mindorense Tree SE Asia 2280 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion cf. rubrum Tree SE Asia 7000 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion cf. sericeum Tree Sabah, Malaysia 2190 – 1310 – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f); Van der Ent (unpublished)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sp. ‘bambangan’ Tree Sabah, Malaysia 16,700 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sp. ‘nalumad’ Tree Sabah, Malaysia 9000 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus balgooyi Tree Malaysia and Philippines 8610 – – – – Hoffmann et al. (2003), Mesjasz-Przybylowicz et al. (2015)
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus erythrotrichus Shrub Zambales, Philippines 17,520 – – – – Quimado et al. (2015)
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus securinegioides Shrub Sabah, Malaysia 23,300 – – – – Baker et al. (1992), Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus sp. undet. Shrub Sri Lanka – 821 – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Piperaceae Peperomia pellucida Shrub Sulawesi, Indonesia – 300 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Rubiaceae Psychotria cf. gracilis – Sabah, Malaysia 10,590 – – – – Reeves (2003)
Rubiaceae Psychotria sarmentosa Climber Sabah, Malaysia 24,200 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Rubiaceae Psychotria sp. undet. – Sulawesi, Indonesia 1820 – – – – Reeves (2003)
Rubiaceae Urophyllum cf. macrophyllum Herb Sabah, Malaysia – – – 10,464 – Van der Ent and Reeves (2015)
Salicaceae Flacourtia indica Tree Sri Lanka 1165 – – – – Samithri (2015)
Salicaceae Flacourtia kinabaluensis Tree Sabah, Malaysia 7280 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Salicaceae Xylosma luzonensis Tree SE Asia 5360 – – – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Sapindaceae Mischocarpus sundaicus Tree SE Asia 4425 –   – – Van der Ent et al. (2015f)
Sapotaceae Planchonella obovata Tree Zambales, Philippines 1005 – – – – Fernando et al. (2013)
Sapotaceae Planchonella oxyedra Tree Obi Island, Indonesia 19,600 – – – – Wither and Brooks (1977)
Tiliaceae Trichospermum kjellbergii Tree Indonesia 3770 – – – – Wither and Brooks (1977)
Urticaceae Laportea ruderalis Herb Sulawesi, Indonesia – 600 – – – Brooks et al. (1978)
Verbenaceae Callicarpa sp. undet. Shrub Zambales, Philippines 1052 – – – – Fernando et al. (2013)
Violaceae Hybanthus enneaspermus Shrub Sri Lanka 1862 – – – – Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002)
Violaceae Rinorea bengalensis Tree S & SE Asia and Australia 2723–18,840 – – – – Brooks and Wither (1977); Datta et al. (2015)
Violaceae Rinorea javanica Tree SE Asia 9680 – – – – Brooks and Wither (1977)
Violaceae Rinorea niccolifera Shrub Luzon Island, Philippines 18,388 – – – – Fernando et al. (2014)
Violaceae Rinorea sp. nov. Shrub Talaud Island, Indonesia 1830 – – – – Proctor et al. (1994)
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